❌ Software Removal | Firefox #1637

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2020-01-08T21:18:26Z

smnthermes commented

2020-01-08 21:18:26 +00:00

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Description

Aside from not even releasing the source code for Pocket (which is integrated to Firefox), Mozilla has now a strong partnership with Cloudflare, whose problems are well known: https://codeberg.org/crimeflare/cloudflare-tor/src/branch/master/README.md

Therefore, only Tor Browser should be recommended.
Edit: SecBrowser is also a good choice: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/SecBrowser

## Description Aside from not even releasing the source code for Pocket (which is integrated to Firefox), Mozilla has now a strong partnership with Cloudflare, whose problems are well known: https://codeberg.org/crimeflare/cloudflare-tor/src/branch/master/README.md Therefore, only **Tor Browser** should be recommended. Edit: SecBrowser is also a good choice: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/SecBrowser

blacklight447 commented

2020-01-08 21:43:59 +00:00

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We have already had very long threads about whether to keep firefox or not.
Also we are aware of the issues with cloudflare.

Really though, you need to understand that people have different threatmodels, and only recommending tor browser will mean a lot of people who are new to privacy will be scared away, which goes against our goal: bring privacy to the masses. In the end i hope you want to take a look at the firefox issues which have been discussed on here before, closing for now.

We have already had very long threads about whether to keep firefox or not. Also we are aware of the issues with cloudflare. Really though, you need to understand that people have different threatmodels, and only recommending tor browser will mean a lot of people who are new to privacy will be scared away, which goes against our goal: bring privacy to the masses. In the end i hope you want to take a look at the firefox issues which have been discussed on here before, closing for now.

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beerisgood commented

2020-01-09 07:45:02 +00:00

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SecBrowser ™ default configuration offers better security than Firefox, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge

I would call this misinformation. Chrome and new (Chromium-) Edge had a lot better isolation/ sandbox and more hardening then Firefox.

> SecBrowser ™ default configuration offers better security than Firefox, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge I would call this misinformation. Chrome and new (Chromium-) Edge had a lot better isolation/ sandbox and more hardening then Firefox.

Mikaela commented

2020-01-11 22:31:39 +00:00

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Previous issues: https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/1375 https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/856

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